Inní mér syngur vitleysingur

"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" (Icelandic for "Within me a lunatic sings"^[1]) is the second track on Sigur Rós' fifth album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. It is the first single from the album and was released on 8 September 2008.^[2]

B-side"Heima"

Released7 September 2008 (2008-09-07)

RecordedJanuary – April 2008

Genre

• Indie rock
• dream pop
• indie pop

Quick facts Single by Sigur Rós, from the album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust ...

"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur"
Single by Sigur Rós
from the album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
B-side	"Heima"
Released	7 September 2008 (2008-09-07)
Recorded	January – April 2008
Genre	Indie rock dream pop indie pop
Length	4:05
Label	EMI
Songwriters	Jón Þór Birgisson Orri Páll Dýrason Georg Hólm Kjartan Sveinsson
Producers	Sigur Rós Flood
Sigur Rós singles chronology
"Gobbledigook" (2008) "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" (2008) "Við spilum endalaust" (2008)
Music video
"Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" on YouTube

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A music video for "Inní mér syngur vitleysingur" was also released. It shows the band performing at the free Náttúra (Nature) concert in Reykjavík on 28 June 2008.^[3]

Vocals from this track were sampled by the experimental electronic duo Crystal Castles, in the song "Year of Silence", on their second self-titled release, Crystal Castles.